Blues place All-Star center on IR
The Blues have placed center Robert Thomas on injured reserve, per a team release. The star forward suffered a fractured ankle in Tuesday night’s loss to the Jets and will be re-evaluated in six weeks. Thomas left the game in the second period after blocking a shot from Winnipeg’s...
Blackhawks 2, Stars 4 — Three Stars, Key Takeaways
The Blackhawks got off to an okay start in Dallas. They were able to kill an early penalty and then got a power play of their own when Matt Dumba took a cheap shot on Jason Dickinson. Seth Jones obliged the Stars and killed the Blackhawks’ power play with a terrible play that got his team called for too many men. And a sloppy game’s first goal came from Evgenii Dadonov, who cherry picked behind the Blackhawks defense and received a nice outlet. Connor Bedard got a breakaway in the closing seconds of the first and drew a penalty to...
How Yves Missi’s Pelicans debut stacks up against past star rookie centers
The New Orleans Pelicans have started off the season strong at 2-1, including an impressive fourth-quarter comeback win against the Portland Trail Blazers. It's even more commendable when factoring in the injuries they've dealt with, including Trey Murphy III's continued absence due to a hamstring strain, Dejounte Murray's fractured hand that he suffered in the season opener, and an illness that kept Zion Williamson out for the first game and visibly affected him when he returned.